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International Journal of Laboratory Medicine & Research Volume 1 (2015), Article ID 1:IJLMR-106, 5 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2455-4006/2015/106
Review Article
More than just a "Container": Centrality and Versatility of Biobanks in the Era of Scientific Challenges

Nicola Daniele, Fulvia Fraticelli, Silvia Franceschilli, and Francesco Zinno*

Immunohematology Section, Tor Vergata University and CryoLab - Stem Cells Manipulation and Cryopreservation Laboratory, Rome, Italy
Prof. Francesco Zinno, CryoLab Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata, Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Via Montpellier, 1-00133 Roma, Edificio H -Piano -1, 00133 Rome, Italy, Tel: +39 0694800611, Fax.: +39 0672594783; E-mail: info@cryolab.it
01 June 2015; 29 July 2015; 31 July 2015
Daniele N, Fraticelli F, Franceschilli S, Zinno F (2015) More than just a "Container": Centrality and Versatility of Biobanks in the Era of Scientific Challenges. Int J Lab Med Res 1: 106. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2455-4006/2015/106

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